Show HUD Says No To torin Sewer Woods Cross City Council held their first meeting for forthe forthe forthe the month of August on Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day evening at the City Hall Present were Mayor Noal J JWilliams J. J Williams who conducted the meeting Councilmen Charles Payne Milton Millon Parks Dan Evans Ben Weeks Recorder LaVel J J. J Galloway Delton Nelson Water Master laster and Art Maxwell city engineer l MAYOR Williams discussed the request for II UD which was re-applied re for recently The Mayor l and the city engineer engineer engineer en en- spent one day in San Francisco in July where they discussed and presented the application for HUD funds for forthe forthe forthe the Storm Sewer project for forthe forthe the city That department explained to our representatives that storm sewers are arc last on the money priority list at present I and that the city's request for funds at the present time willI will willbe willbe be turned down own The HUD I program gives first priority to water and sewer lines I which help with public health In problems w I T THEY EY ALSO explained that I there are 10 times the applications applications applications for these projects than I money available at this time 1 So the city's application in inI inthis inthis I this fiscal year has been turned turned turned turn turn- ed down clown but will be re-applied re for in the future The Mayor sent letters to Representatives Lloyd and Burton Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton and Senators Bennett and andi i i Moss 1055 explaining the problems I facing the c city ty with run-off run water These men have all replied expressing their willingness willingness willingness will will- to look further into our ow problem Senator Bennett Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett stated that he would talk to Secretary Romney about the matter as soon as possible FOR TilE THE present the storm sewer system must be looked at realistically A need for fora a trunk line down 1500 South is necessary to carry excess water out of the city The first phase of the storm sewer system on 1100 West is near completion and money from the bond election could complete complete complete com com- the trunk line project Art Maxwell will continue T c r the study of the most necessary sary portion of the city's needs and discussion for construction con con- of the project will continue at the next meeting I |